Cyperaceae
Carolina fimbry
Fimbristylis caroliniana
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Fimbristylis
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Fimbristylis carolinianaCyperaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Carolina fimbry
Synonyms
- Fimbristylis caroliniana f. caroliniana
- Fimbristylis caroliniana f. eucycla (Fernald) Fernald
- Fimbristylis caroliniana f. pycnostachya (Fernald) Fernald
- Fimbristylis harperi Britton
- Fimbristylis puberula f. eucycla Fernald
- Fimbristylis puberula f. pycnostachya Fernald
- Scirpus carolinianus Lam.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.